“One of the dilemmas I find among spiritual leaders is a propensity to downplay positive feedback and focus on negative feedback. This is a recipe for continued mediocrity because it pegs your productivity to problems and demoralizes you to boot. Remember, it is okay for you not to be good at everything. That qualifies you for being human. Being human is what qualifies you for spiritual leadership, not being perfect. The need to be good at everything is idolatrous. Besides, not getting all the talent is one more way God builds into us our need for community. We need other people’s talent to fully experience what God has in mind for our lives.”
-Practicing Greatness: 7 disciplines of extraordinary spiritual leaders by Reggie McNeal
How do you take compliments? Can you take them? I honestly really struggle with this.
